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Solo für Martina

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1980 | 91 min | Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of romantics and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

Martina and Jürgen are lovers in the GDR. She is studying economics in Leipzig, he is preparing for his master's examination as a violin maker in Altneukirchen in Vogtland. While Martina deals with problems of modern science and technology in her thesis, Jürgen is committed to the traditions of instrument making. This leads to friction and strains the relationship. And when Martina meets her former childhood friend Peter Struck in Altneukirchen, the center of musical instrument making in the GDR, who works here as a physicist at the research institute, jealousy also comes into play.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Achim Hübner

  • Ellen HellwigMartina Becker
  • Karl ThieleJürgen Mosler
  • Wolfgang GreeseKurt Mosler
  • Ostara Körner
  • Gabriele Heinz
  • Jürgen Zartmann
  • Hellena Büttner
  • Christian Steyer
  • Henny Müller
  • Rudolf Frickau